![Things I Like to Talk About by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג - Illustrated by Cover by Rotem Omri - Ourboox.com Things I Like to Talk About by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג - Illustrated by Cover by Rotem Omri - Ourboox.com](https://ourboox-media-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/page009-500x500.jpg)
I’m a talker. I’ve been giving talks and presentations since I read Dale Carnegie in the ninth grade!
I like to talk about creativity and innovation. I believe that it involves “thinking between boxes” rather than thinking outside the box (whatever that means). Here is one of my presentations (warning: it’s an hour long) from Kinnernet Barcelona earlier this year.
2
3
I was a scientist for most of my adult career, specializing in human odors (bad breath in particular, of all things). I like to talk about how perfumes are undermining our sexual biology. Here is my recent talk from TEDx HIT.
4
5
I like to give talks about embarking on a new career. On how our fear of appearing silly or failing prevents us from tackling new challenges, new jobs, new directions. Spoiler: It’s all about barking.
6
7
In my career as an inventor, I have failed many times and really succeeded only once. I love to present a candid picture of how routine, hubris and education affect innovation for the better (and the worse). This one is in Hebrew (isn’t about time you learned?).
Summary: you learn a lot more from failures than your occasional successes.
8
9
Finally, I like to talk about how the education system tries to create schools of conforming fish, and how some are able to escape. I have written a book about it! Read it here!
My talk is called “What I Learned in Kindergarten”. See it here (again, in Hebrew).
10
11
Enough for now. Other talks I love to give include:
-
Why the music of the Sixties is so special
-
How to write a great story
-
How to give a memorable oral presentation
-
The Secrets of Success
-
The Ten Secrets of Healthy Living
-
Jews and jazz.
12
Published: Sep 12, 2015
Latest Revision: Sep 12, 2015
Ourboox Unique Identifier: OB-68793
Copyright © 2015